Most of the staff at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center knew him simply as "Beirne," he was born on Jan. 5, 1946, in Lynn and named after his father, Francis Beirne Lovely. He grew up in Nahant and attended Lynn Classical High School and, on graduation in 1963, he entered Dartmouth College.
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A Malden native, he was born on Oct. 20, 1931, the oldest of three children of the late Vincent and Cecile Poirier. He attended local schools and then St. Francis High School, Staten Island, N.Y. and then went to Boston College, graduating in the class of 1957 with a B.A. in English. He was granted an M.A. degree from St. Mary University in Nova Scotia.
Read moreFather Kenneth Germaine, SDB (June 19) in Palm Harbor, Fla. Funeral Mass celebrated June 29 at Marian Shrine, Haverstraw, N.Y. for the son of the late Daniel and Frances (Newman) Germaine. During 58 years of priestly ministry, Father Germaine served in assignments of the Salesians in Germany; Ala.; Fla.; N.J.; N.Y.; and, locally, at Don Bosco High and Saint Dominic Savio High, both in Boston. Father Germaine was buried in The Salesian Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
Father David O. Travers, SJ (June 14) in Weston. Funeral Mass celebrated at Holy Spirit Chapel, Weston, for the son of the late Daniel and Helen (Owens) Travers. During 52 years of priestly ministry, Father Travers served in assignments of the Jesuits Northeast Province as Chaplain, United States Navy Chaplain Corps; Hawaii; and, locally, at Boston City Hospital, Boston, and Campion Center, Weston. Father Travers was buried in the Jesuit Cemetery, Weston.
Helen (Heffernan) Drew (June 12) in Framingham. Funeral Mass celebrated June 22 at Saint Pius Fifth, Lynn, for the mother of Marie Hamilton, Framingham; Carol Verra, Seffner, Fla.; and Lorraine McNally, Natick; and sister of the late Father William P. Heffernan, MM. Mrs. Drew was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Lynn.
Sister Barbara (Veronica Joseph) Jenkins, SCNJ (June 11) in Morristown, N.J. Funeral celebrated at Sisters of Charity Chapel, Convent Station, N.J., for the daughter of the late Henry and Rut (Dempster) Jenkins. During 63 years of religious life, Sister Barbara, a Boston native, served in congregational assignments in Mexico; Washington, D.C.; Calif.; Conn.; N.J. and Texas. Sister Barbara was buried in Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station, N.J.
John P. Prior (June 7) in Walpole. Funeral Services celebrated at Saint Francis Cemetery, Walpole, for the father of John, Montgomery, Ala.; Janet, Hyannis; William, McLean, Va.; and Lorraine, Woburn; and brother of Sister Eileen Prior, CSJ, Fontbonne, Milton; Mary, West Roxbury, and the late Sister Theresa Prior, SSND. Mr. Prior was buried in Saint Francis Cemetery, Walpole.
Patricia (Mullen) Brennan (June 5) in Foxborough. Funeral Mass celebrated June 9 at Saint Blaise Church, Bellingham, for the wife of Deacon Richard J. Brennan, Foxborough; and mother of Jennifer Hartman, Easton; Richard, Wrentham; and Jeffrey, Foxborough; and sister of Gerald Mullen, Norwood. Mrs. Brennan was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Foxborough.
Joseph E. Corcoran (June 3) in Milton. Private funeral services celebrated for the father of Joseph, Milton; Suzanne Early, Alexandria, Va.; Michael, Quincy; Sean, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Patrick, Arlington; and brother of Frances Richer, Milton, and the late Sister Theresa (Leo Clare) Corcoran, SC. Mr. Corcoran was buried in Milton Cemetery, Milton.
Richard A. Iannaccone (June 1) in Medford. Funeral Mass celebrated at Saint Raphael, Medford, for the brother of Sister Jane Iannaccone, SP, and Robert, both of Winthrop; Nancy Rubenstein, Andover; and Daniel and Maryesther, both of Medford. Mr. Iannaccone was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.